Flag is matter of National pride. Every country’s flag has its own story, inspiration and significance.
Let’s take a look at the interesting stories and motivations behind National flags of various countries. Here are 12 Interesting facts about National Flags.
1. The Flags of Republic of Ireland and Ivory Coast are identical tricolors except the order of the colors is reversed. (L-R: Green, white and orange for Ireland and orange, white, green for Ivory Coast.
2. African Nations borrow colors from Ethiopia. These colors mark the majority of black nations and symbol of pride for many of them. Majority of the black nations and liberal movements used green, gold, red and sometimes black colors.
3. Saudi Arabia’s flag is manufactured with reverse sides. The sword points to the left, in the direction of the script.
4. Isle of Man: Triskellon, composed of three armoured legs with golden spurs, upon a red background. It has been their official flag since 1931.
5. The Afghanistan and Cambodian Flags hold the distinction of being the only two flags in the world to feature a building in their design.
6. The Flag of Czech Republic was identical to the Flag of Poland, so a blue triangle was added at the hoist.
7. The Flags of Monaco & Indonesia are identical except in dimension (the flag of Monaco is narrower).
8. The Flags of Romania & Chad differ only in the tone of blue they use.
9. The Flag of Libya from 1977 to 2011 was the only plain flag in the world.
10. Nepal has the only non-quadrilateral flag in the world.
11. The Flag of Pakistan has set the World Record 3 times. On 15th Feb 2014, 29040 people gathered in a stadium in Lahore to form the world’s largest flag comprising humans, which was certified by Guinness World Records.
12. The Current flag of United States was designed by a 17 year old Robert heft, as part of a school project. He received a grade of B-.
Let us know if we missed any interesting story about Flags. Article inspired from this quora thread.
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